Joyce_Tyler

Thank you for taking the time to reply to my comment. Very recently I found this update: "Korea's Historical Research Institute confirmed that An Sang Ho, great-grandfather of actress Ha Young, had ties with organizations favoring cooperation with Japan during the colonial period, although his activities do not reach the level required to include him in the official dictionary of collaborators. The organization noted that Ha Young is not responsible for her ancestor's actions, while the actress apologized for presenting her family background as a cause of pride without knowing the full story."

It seems like all of the Korean films and dramas I've seen that are set in the colonial period are quite historically accurate. There were some brave freedom fighters who risked their lives for their country; there were some in the former Korean government who were actual collaborators and deserving of severe punishment; there were some who, like Ha Young's ancestors favored cooperation with the Japanese rather than fighting against them; and there were the majority of Koreans, who supported the efforts of the freedom fighters and just hoped and prayed for the end of the occupation.

Looks like the high praisers are winning. 😂

According to those who have actually seen the TV show in question, she was specifically asked to speak about her family by the host. She replied that there were 4 generations of doctors in her family. The host asked her say more. Again, according to the two Korean women on Instagram who watched the show, it is misinformation to say that she was boasting and more like she was obliged to say something because she was asked to.

I see what you did there.

Can you post a link that shows that she knew her ancestor was a traitor? Thanks.

You said she brought it on herself thus making the assumption that she knew that her great-grandfather was pro-Japanese during the occupation when she bragged about him and the doctors in her family. My response was would she have publicly bragged about her great-grandfather if she'd known his history? So how was my comment misplaced?

So, you're saying that she knew her great-grandfather was pro-Japanese and was bragging about the fact that he was pro-Japanese? Because that's what you're implying.

She's not stupid. Had she known would she have bragged about her great-grandfather?

Agencies always deny first and walk it back later, and their clients are left holding the bag.

She's not only well but also correct.

It went where no other drama has gone before when dealing with the dark side of the Korean entertainment industry and its ties to the political landscape.

Sorry, I haven't read the web novel, in which it was "a profound tragedy." Perhaps it was assumed by the creative team that everyone watching the drama had read the novel. But for me, if she hadn't said something like, "okay you win" as the fireball approached, maybe I would've found it less funny. I'd love to hear from the screenwriter and director about their approach to adapting the web novel.

That scene is actually very 1940s Hollywood, except unlike the Hollywood actors, the Chinese actors give no indication that the scene is meant to be funny.

A- is the bare minimum acceptable. And a promise to do better next time is required.

70/100? No way. Nothing less than 90/100.

It seems to be common practice to include at least two genres in each k-drama. This can be infuriating to some non-Asian viewers, even those of us who have seen enough k-dramas by now and are used to it.

In the case of My Royal Nemesis, there were enough clues early on that despite being genuinely, laugh out loud funny, a second genre was going to kick in, but who knew it would be like a kick in the gut.

The style and quality of the writing you describe is also one of the things that make "The Great Queen Seondeok" a masterpiece. And full marks to the English translators for not trying to modernize it and keeping the language period and fascinating.

Very true that the luxury fashion brands hire older actresses as their models/spokespersons because it's primarily rich older ladies who can afford their designs.

Lee Yo-won has been married for a number of years to a CEO and has two teenaged kids. While Go Hyun-jung has been divorced for many years and has been banned by her chaebol husband's family from even contacting her two children. As she has pretty much said in her acting awards' acceptance speeches, she returned to acting after the divorce as it was her only means of communicating with her kids. This new, luxury fashion icon thing seems to be her way of also giving the finger to her former, chaebol in-laws, who had also banned any products she endorsed from their luxury department store and advertising outlets. I don't think they'd dare ban her Valentino endorsement.😊

It's funny, but after one season of "Succession" I'd had enough of those characters and their toxic relationships. But I couldn't get enough of the characters' cat and mouse antics in "Empire of Gold." Lee Yo-won seems to have a talent for choosing dramas with really great (i.e. intelligent) scripts. I wish she'd find another one. Lately, while she's in the public eye, she's not acting, I've seen several of her IG stories and not being Korean, I've no idea what they're about, although she's wearing her costume from "The Great Queen Seondeok," and that was exciting to see. Speaking of which, Go Hyun-jung, after winning the Top Actress award for "Queen Mantis," isn't acting anymore, either, rather she'd making lots of money as a fashion icon!

The "she's too old" brigade are downvoting without even watching the 1st ep. Some of the best historical c-dama actresses are having to move on to modern dramas because of that crowd.

If there's no proof and the accuser has lied before, it's worth considering that the accused might be innocent. Except, of course, if you choose to believe a liar, which is your right.